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Old 24th Feb 2020, 09:14
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Banana Joe
 
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737 Probe Heat ON before start-up

Usually, the Probe Heat (or Pitot Heat for the Classic) switches are selected to ON after engine start-up. Supplementary Procedures 16 for Cold Weather Operations clearly state to put them on after the preflight procedure. Some argue that switching them on with say just 7° C and wet runway or light rain would be overkill, but these are icing conditions also according to the FCOM. Would this be too pedantic?
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